[It occurs to him that he's never seen her like this. Never seen her this down, this bad. She's shy and prone to self-doubt, he knows, but she's usually more upbeat, even when things are going wrong.]
[Whatever it is must be pretty damn bad.]
[But he nods. It's none of his business. Or maybe it is, maybe it's something that will end up coming back to bite his tailbone later, like rewinds--but eh. Oh well. He'll deal with things as they come. He always does.]
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[Whatever it is must be pretty damn bad.]
[But he nods. It's none of his business. Or maybe it is, maybe it's something that will end up coming back to bite his tailbone later, like rewinds--but eh. Oh well. He'll deal with things as they come. He always does.]
gotcha. won't say another word.